THE MOST NOTORIOUS NAME IN TERROR IS OFFICIALLY RISEN FROM THE GRAVE . . . AND BIGGER THAN EVER IN EC COMICS' FIRST-EVER, HORRIFICALLY HUMONGOUS TREASURY EDITION! Fueled by rage and revenge, Oni Press is positively thrilled to present this specially selected, caustically curated collection of our very best horror tales culled from across EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS, CATACOMB OF TORMENT, CRUEL KINGDOM, SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES, and more of EC's most infamous comic publications. Standing tall at 10" x 14", this hefty slab of horrific intent and malign influence delivers tales of murder and mayhem torn from the vile imaginations of such wantonly brutal talents as Jason Aaron (Thor), Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun), Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine), Patricia A. Jackson (Star Wars Adventure Journal), Kano (Gotham Central), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Shawn Martinbrough (Detective Comics), Christopher Mitten (Hellboy), Tony Moore (Fear Agent), Greg Pak (Planet Hulk), Stephanie Phillips (Planet She-Hulk), Andrea Sorrentino (Gideon Falls), and more! Find out why EC's unexpected, Eisner Award?nominated resurrection return from the tomb has fans screaming for more (and mercy) in this tastefully morose, gorgeously reproduced collection celebrating EC's greatest tales of grim vengeance and stomach-turning tension, forged in the immortal EC Comics manner! Collecting material from Catacomb of Torment #1?2, 4; Cruel Kingdom #2; Epitaphs from the Abyss #6?7 & 11; Outlaw Showdown #1; and Shiver SuspenStories #1!
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JASON AARON has been writing award-winning comic books for over two decades. After winning a Marvel Comics talent search contest in 2001, Aaron quickly became one of Marvel's preeminent writers, crafting character-defining runs on such titles as GHOST RIDER, WOLVERINE, PUNISHER and DOCTOR STRANGE. His landmark seven year run on THOR featured the headline-grabbing adventures of Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, and his 2015 STAR WARS series became the best-selling American comic book in more than 20 years. Aaron's critically acclaimed creator-owned work includes the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning SOUTHERN BASTARDS from Image Comics and the New York Times best-selling SCALPED from Vertigo Comics, plus the recently launched ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE END OF THE WORLD from BOOM! Studios. Aaron is soon to make his DC Comics debut in the form of BATMAN OFF-WORLD and a 2024 takeover of Superman's ACTION COMICS. Jason Aaron was born and raised in Alabama and currently resides in Kansas City. He enjoys many things but shaving is not one of them.
Cullen Bunn is the writer of comic books such The Sixth Gun, Shadow Roads, The Damned, and Helheim for Oni Press. He has also written titles including Harrow County (Dark Horse), Uncanny X-Men, and Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (Marvel). Cullen claims to have worked as an alien autopsy specialist, rodeo clown, pro wrestling manager, and sasquatch wrangler. He has fought for his life against mountain lions and performed on stage as the world's youngest hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime and he'll tell you all about it.
Chris Condon is the low-down dirty scoundrel behind the ongoing Image Comic series That Texas Blood and its acclaimed Wild West spinoff, The Enfield Gang Massacre, both with artist Jacob Phillips. He waded deep into bayou waters to adapt Barry Gifford's Night People for Oni Press and has not been the same since.
J. Holtham is an American screenwriter, best known for his work on TV shows such as Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones, and Supergirl. He recently broke into Marvel Comics with Bishop- War College, and is bringing back fan favorite nineties character, Night Thrasher, for his first solo series in 30 years.
Tony Moore is an American comic book artist, whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as The Walking Dead, Fear Agent and The Exterminators. Moore was raised in the small town of Cynthiana, KY, and studied Fine Art at the University of Louisville. His illustration is a mix of grit and horror, with emotive cartooning and humor. His work on The Walking Dead was nominated twice for one the comics industry's highest honors, The Eisner Award, for Best New Series in 2004, and Best Cover Artist in 2005.
Greg Pak is an award-winning Korean American writer and director best known for writing over six hundred comic books, including series like Planet Hulk, Darth Vader, Mech Cadet Yu, and Ronin Island and Sam Wilson: Captain America (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel Comics and Lawful for BOOM! Studios. His non-comics work includes the feature film Robot Stories, the children's book The Princess Who Saved Herself, the illustrated poetry book I Belong to You / Motherland, and the how-to book/memoirs Cooking Will Break Your Heart and 35mm Love Letter.
Stephanie Phillips is an American writer known for comics and graphic novels such as Harley Quinn, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Sensational Wonder Woman, and The Butcher of Paris. Her stories and comics have appeared with DC Comics, AfterShock Comics, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Top Cow/Image Comics, Heavy Metal, and more. Stephanie also holds a PhD in English.
PJ Holden is a Belfast based comic artist best known for his work for Judge Dredd for 2000 AD. Over the past twenty years, PJ has built a reputation as a rock solid storyteller able to illustrate everything from grim dystopian futures, to over the top comedy adventures through war stories on land, sea, and air.
Kano is the pseudonym of Spanish comic book artist Jose Ángel Cano López. Kano began his career at the age of thirteen, editing Spanish-language comics fanzines. At fifteen, he was already doing layouts and design work for Planeta-DeAgostini. Kano is a founding member of the Spanish magazine about comics, Krazy Comics, as well as the Phoenix Studio, which provided design, illustration, and publishing services and was eventually merged with Camaleón Ediciones, a publishing house that Kano worked for in his early days. He has worked for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He worked on a long run of Action Comics including the ?Emperor Joker? storyline, as well as Gotham Central and Swamp Thing. He worked on Daredevil, Iron Fist, Man Thing, and Beta Ray Bill Godhunter for Marvel, as well as others.
David Lapham began his career in the comic industry at the age of twenty working at Valiant Comics learning his craft illustrating and helping to create many original titles, including Shadowman, Harbinger and Rai. He left Valiant to work at Defiant Comics where he co-created Warriors Of Plasm with Jim Shooter. David turned his back on the superhero genre in 1995 to co-found the independent publishing company, El Capitan Books, which began publishing David's comic series Stray Bullets. Lapham has won Eisner Awards for his work on Stray Bullets and Murder Me Dead.
Christopher Mitten is originally from the cow-dappled expanse of southern Wisconsin, he now spends his time roaming the misty wilds of suburban Chicago, drawing little people in little boxes. In addition to Oni (where he';s worked on Wasteland, Bad Medicine, and Queen & Country), he has contributed work for Dark Horse, DC Comics, Image Comics, 3 Worlds/3 Moons, Vertigo, Marvel Comics, Boom!, Z2, Dynamite, IDW, Black Mask, Mad Cave, Gallery Books, Titan Comics, and Simon & Schuster.
Andrea Sorrentino is an Italian comic artist and Eisner Award winning storyteller. He is the co-creator of Gideon Falls and Primordial and has also done Batman, Joker, Wolverine, X-Men, and Green Arrow.